只要 (zhǐyào) means If only (as long as). Below are 10 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
只要 努力，就一定会成功。
Zhǐyào nǔlì, jiù yídìng huì chénggōng.
As long as you work hard, you are sure to succeed.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 只要
只要 你愿意，我可以帮你。
Zhǐyào nǐ yuànyì, wǒ kěyǐ bāng nǐ.
If you are willing, I can help you.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 只要
儿童票 只要 半价。
Értóng piào zhǐ yào bànjià.
A child's ticket is only half price.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 儿童
只要 坚持就会有进步。
Zhǐyào jiānchí jiù huì yǒu jìnbù.
As long as you keep at it there will be progress.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 进步
他相信 只要 坚持就会苦尽甘来。
Tā xiāngxìn zhǐyào jiānchí jiù huì kǔjìngānlái.
He believes that if he perseveres the bitterness will give way to sweetness.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 苦尽甘来
只要 团结，就没有做不成的事。
Zhǐyào tuánjié, jiù méiyǒu zuò bu chéng de shì.
As long as we are united, nothing is impossible.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 团结
只要 齐心协力，没有克服不了的困难。
Zhǐyào qíxīnxiélì, méiyǒu kèfú bu liǎo de kùnnan.
If we work as one, no difficulty is insurmountable.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 齐心协力
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From the graded readers
那时候 只要 十分钟。
nàshí hòu zhǐyào shífēn zhōng.
Then it only takes ten minutes.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going to School
价格也不贵， 只要 三百块。
jiàgé yěbù guì, zhǐyào sānbǎi kuài.
It wasn't expensive either — only three hundred yuan.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
超市离我家很近，走路 只要 十分钟。
chāo shì lí wǒ jiā hěn jìn, zǒulù zhǐyào shífēn zhōng.
The supermarket is close to us — ten minutes on foot.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · At the Supermarket
Questions about 只要
How is 只要 used in a sentence?
This page shows 10 sentences using 只要 (zhǐyào, "If only (as long as)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 只要 an HSK word?
Yes — 只要 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 只要?
The dictionary page for 只要 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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